Spring is here at last

Its hard to believe that just a couple of weeks ago this little bunch were under the snow, when it melted they were completely flattened and look dead, a burst of sun soon bought them back to life, Spring has finally arrived

Phoebe's 4th Birthday

Phoebe's 4th Birthday pictures, and as usual she was in the Pink - "Pink makes the boys wink" she said, and when asked what do girls like most "diamonds and Money " was her cute reply, I think Jean had a hand in teaching her that! - the cake did not last too long and she managed to blow out the candles (one at a time) whilst Merlin played Tug of war with Phil over one of Ethan's Toys - the Toy came off worse.

Mike missed going skiing

Mike missed going skiing but was glad that he could put his ski poles to good use

Foxes

These two Foxes are basking in the sun at the bottom of the garden, he would nibble her ears and lick all around her mouth, she loved it and just kept her eyes shut, we think they live under Mary's shed and are often seen in the garden. The Male is at the back and both seemed to have a sore back left foot, no doubt little cubs will follow soon.

The Snow nearer home

Our Garden

Nearly Frozen

Through the Woods

Chislehurst

Budda in a blanket

Yes, it is as cold as it looks

And in the morning it looked like this

Snowmen found loitering in Hyde Park, there were several of them, I tried to strike up a conversation but they did'nt respond, they seemed a bit cold really!
A London Telephone box
The Garden I don't know how to use a broom so I let Sue do it for me

We awoke to up to 24cm of snow in parts; I'd say that the snow on top of the Wheelie bin was more than that, it looked lovely and was very powdery, perfect for skiing. And as you can see Sue is dressed for the part. There was very little traffic on the roads, No buses in London and no trains from Petts Wood, Hope it's warmer when we come out to see you.

February Snow

As you can see the road is already covered, should be fun going to work tomorrow

Petts Wood road pictured from the house - the snow started to fall around 6pm and its not stopped - its very fine wispy snow not big flakes - the Gritter lorry has not come down the road as yet My car after two hours of fine light snow

I bet you don't miss this

Petts Wood Station on Friday morning 7.26am freezing cold, frosty, waiting for a train.

A Peacefull Protest a sign of the times

On Thursday morning tucked away in a quiet back street of Westminster was this little gathering of people protesting about the mindless wastage of food (in this case Fish) the EU forces on the UK. The fish in the foreground was donated by an Essex fisherman the protesters (about 15 of them) are real and not rent a crowd, the building that they are outside is the European Parliament Office In London - Every now and again they would all chant their war cry and sounded for all the world like a hundred people were shouting it really resonated off the walls, the noise was so loud that I could hear it a street away . Then they would stop and stand around chatting - very British like. There was a film crew there and a mobile news unit and whats more their own office was just behind me directly opposite the EU offices. They probably all met in the Pub at lunchtime - anyone for Cod & Chips!

Merlin joins the family

Time to catch up on my beauty sleep,zzzzzz
I'm dog tired
I'm sure I felt a toe or two in here a moment ago
OK so let have a look at this lot

Kid's! no one said anything about Kids

Merlin, our new toy

Merlin Obama or Black Magic to his friends, has joined the family, and has already cast a magic spell over all who meets him, His soft black, white and brown fur coat is about 2 sizes too big for him so he has room to grow, and as for his ears, well they are just enormous and far too long for him to cope with at the moment, but I'm sure he will get the hang of it.

Thought of the week

Here's a thought for you - all week the house has been around 4 degrees when the heating has been off all day and the outside temperature has been between 0 degrees and -6, while inside the fridge its been a constant heady +6 degrees; so at times it's warmer in the fridge than in the house! The sea froze over along parts of the south coast. It snowed today in London but not here and rain is forecast so it might be getting warmer.

Footprints on Ice

As you can see if you look closely, someone has tried walking on the ice although it looks quite thick in parts I still think it's risky the ice had bumps in it as if ripples had frozen

Chislehurst Frozen Pond

You're not missing too much back here at the moment. This is the main pond at Chislehurst on Saturday morning, it's almost frozen solid apart from a small piece in the middle. It looked soild enough to walk on but its not advised; the other smaller pond is solid ice with no water to be seen

January snow

Which way did they go! Pigeon footprints in the snow, we kept topping up the food table with seed and peanuts to give them a chance of surviving

The snow came down on the 5th January and is still hanging around 3 days later even though there has been plenty of Sun it struggled to get above freezing and fell to -6 at night the pond is mostly frozen apart from the running water

Christmas Lights of Paris 2008

Paris's Avenue des Champs Elysées

The Day we went to Paris

Arc de Triomphe
In the middle of the Place Charles de Gaulle, at the border of the 8th, 16th and 17th arrondissement stands one of the greatest arches in history: the Arc de Triomphe (arch of triumph).Napoléon's Triumphal Arch
The arch was commissioned by Napoleon in 1806 to commemorate his victories, but he was ousted before the arch was completed. In fact, it wasn't completed until 1836 during the reign of Louis-Philippe. The Arc de Triomphe is engraved with names of generals who commanded French troops during Napoleon's regime.

Paris roof tops

Steps down from Montmarta
Moulin Rouge
Eiffel Tower across the Seine

Artist Quarter Montmartre

Life statue on the steps of the Sacre Coeur

The Sacre Coeur - The Basilica of the Sacred Heart at Montmartre

2 hours 10 minutes from Ebbsfleet to the centre of the most expensive city in Europe

It's Christmas Day

It's Christmas day and I'm taking centre stage on my scooter, my brother is behind me playing with his toys

This is serious business

Do I play with the box or the Toy?
I've got the hang of this already

I'm the best Bauble on the tree

He's behind you